The Aporia · The dark drugs secret behind the Celebrity Traitors castle is revealed - even if the BBC would rather you didn't know

Caitlin Leng

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🔮 But the Celebrity Traitors castle has a dark past of its own - which the BBC would rather its viewers did not know.

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Its guests lie, scheme and murder their way to fortune. asserted

guests → lie → fortune

But the Celebrity Traitors castle has a dark past of its own - which the BBC would rather its viewers did not know. asserted

viewers → have → which

For Ardross Castle - the 19th-century Scottish home where the UK and US versions of the hit show are filmed - was constructed on the back of its owner's drug smuggling business. asserted

versions → film → business

Sir Alexander Matheson, a railway entrepreneur and British China merchant, came into possession of the castle in 1845, after he established the 'most successful' opium smuggling company in the world alongside his uncle, Sir James Matheson. asserted

he → come → uncle

The pair, through their firm Jardine Matheson, trafficked significant amounts of opium from China to British-controlled India, and launched a newspaper detailing the prices and availability of the drug to prospective buyers. asserted

pair → traffic → buyers

According to Neil Sinclair, co-author of a biography on Sir Matheson, the businessman had 'no qualms' about being involved in a company that traded the drug. uncertain

that → accord → drug

'Alexander had no qualms about becoming involved in a company which traded in opium, which was a legitimate trade in the eyes of the British, if definitely not the Chinese government,' Mr Sinclair said. asserted

Sinclair → have → British

The Traitors castle has a dark past of its own - which the BBC would rather its viewers did not know (Pictured: Host Claudia Winkleman outside Ardross Castle) Ardross Castle was constructed on the back of its owner Sir Alexander Matheson's drug smuggling business Sir Matheson came into possession of the castle in 1845, after he established the 'most successful' opium smuggling company in the world But in a BBC article from 2024 detailing the building's history, the broadcaster offers only a brief insight into his dark past - and neglects to mention Sir Matheson's opium dealings. asserted

broadcaster → have → dealings

Instead, it reads: 'Matheson made his fortune trading in China, and was an MP and an instrumental figure in the building of railways in the Highlands.' asserted

Matheson → read → Highlands

A Celebrity Traitors contestant - who wished to remain anonymous - also told The Times the BBC were hesitant to acknowledge the castle's connection to the drug trade. asserted

BBC → wish → trade

They said: 'You are never going to see the poppies on screen or hear anything about opium or China. asserted

You → say → opium

It is more convenient for them to allow that part of the castle's past to remain firmly under wraps. asserted

part → allow → wraps

The history is undeniable, but that's not the story they want to tell.' asserted

they → want → ?

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